StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths (Hardcover)

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Product Description

DO YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT YOU DO BEST EVERY DAY?

Chances are, you don't. All too often, our natural talents go untapped. From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to fixing our shortcomings than to developing our strengths.

To help people uncover their talents, Gallup introduced the first version of its online assessment, StrengthsFinder, in the 2001 management book Now, Discover Your Strengths. The book spent more than five years on the bestseller lists and ignited a global conversation, while StrengthsFinder helped millions to discover their top five talents.

In its latest national bestseller, StrengthsFinder 2.0, Gallup unveils the new and improved version of its popular assessment, language of 34 themes, and much more (see below for details). While you can read this book in one sitting, you'll use it as a reference for decades.

Loaded with hundreds of strategies for applying your strengths, this new book and accompanying website will change the way you look at yourself -- and the world around you -- forever.

AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY IN THE NEW & UPGRADED EDITION OF STRENGTHSFINDER 2.0
(using the unique access code included with each book)

* A new and upgraded edition of the StrengthsFinder assessment

* A personalized Strengths Discovery and Action-Planning Guide for applying your strengths in the next week, month, and year

* A more customized version of your top five theme report

* 50 Ideas for Action (10 strategies for building on each of your top five themes)

* The more user-friendly StrengthsFinder 2.0 companion website, with a strengths community area, library of downloadable discussion guides and activities, a strengths screensaver, and a program for creating display cards of your top five themes  

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Book Description
Unique code to accompany book is delivered wirelessly to your Kindle in a separate message. For users of the Kindle for iPhone application, the unique code is delivered to Your Media Library. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Gallup Press; 1 edition (February 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159562015X
• ISBN-13: 978-1595620156
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (268 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #81 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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72 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If only all books were like this one, September 29, 2008

By	David Webb (Minneapolis) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I loved Strengths Finder 2.0. It gets right to the point in teaching you the nature of the 34 themes, or strengths, that all people have in varying degrees. After a short introduction, it lists the same description of the 34 themes seen in Now, Discover Your Strengths. The chapter structure looks like this:

- Strengthsfinder: The Next Generation (it's a short intro)
- Finding Your Strengths (30 pages explaining strengths psychology)
- Applying Your Strengths (150 pages explaining the 34 strengths in detail)
- FAQ (two pages of frequently asked questions)
- A red envelope with a unique passcode to access the test.

The access code allows you to go online and take Gallup's StrengthsFinder test, which reveals the strengths that are your top 5. I think the book/test combination works wonderfully as a straight-to-the-quick exposition of strengths psychology, as well as how the strengths operate in the workplace.

Emotional Intelligence 2.0 is another new book that works this way, and I think you'll like it if you like SF 2.0. I bought it after seeing it recommended here. The test that comes with Emotional Intelligence 2.0 is outstanding, and you can take it twice to see if you've improved your EQ. The book has 66 really useful strategies for increasing your EQ, and the test tells you which of the book's strategies will increase your EQ the most. Couple a higher EQ with a greater utilization of your strengths and you're ready to rock and roll!

164 of 180 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Beware: You Only Get Your Top 5 Themes And Not All 34 In Order, March 24, 2008

By	Gary Corbin (Grosse Pointe, MI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The book is a quick read and very helpful in getting one to think about one's strengths and the potential complementary strengths to look for in others to offset one's weaker areas, if you work in a team environment. However, once I completed the online test and obtained the resultant reports, I was shocked to learn that I would only get the Top 5 Themes, and the other 29 remain a mystery. Upon contacting the company, I learned that for an additional $550.00 I could then obtain the other 29 themes, as well as their order of ranking. It is obvious to me that this book is being used as a sales "hook" to try to get you to spend more money with the company and may also be being used as a "beachhead" sales device to penetrate into potential corporate accounts. I was not surprised or enlightened at all by the results, as I have been through a number of these types of profiling and behavioral characteristics tests over the years. However, they were "somewhat" useful to reconfirm some of my prior findings as still being current as of today. I would recommend the book and online test if you have never been through something like this before. They are quick and very easy to use. Just be aware that the top 5 themes are only a glimpse of your total "being" and the other 29 are just as important to your knowledge about yourself. However, unless you are willing to cough up another $550.00, you may end up disappointed and still a bit "in-the-dark" about your overall strengths. Good luck.

23 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Why the book?, August 8, 2007

By	Scott Sponsler "scooter0304" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Really, the reason for this book is to get the access code to take the online StrengthsFinder assessment. The book doesn't give you much more information than what you get online, so it's clearly just a ploy to make more money. If they really wanted to give people more value with the book, they should include more occupational information, and more information about using your strengths throughout the lifespan. Or, how about a section for counselors to help them utilize the StrenghsFinder in the career counseling process?